What color is #56CFBB?

#56CFBB is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peppy Peacock. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56CFBB?

The RGB value is 86, 207, 187: 86 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56CFBB?

The complementary color is #CF566A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56CFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56CFBB color

#56CFBB rgb(86, 207, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56CFBB is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (86, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 56% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Peppy Peacock (#55CCBB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#56CFBB color codes

HEX	`#56CFBB`
RGB	`rgb(86, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 56%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 58%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, -38.57, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 38.57, 180.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.116, 50.188, 54.841)`
Decimal	`5689275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56CFBB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56CFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56CFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56CFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56cfbb; }
.text { color: #56cfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56cfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56cfbb, #56a7cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #56CFBB?: #56CFBB is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peppy Peacock. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56CFBB?: The RGB value is 86, 207, 187: 86 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56CFBB?: The complementary color is #CF566A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56CFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.